Sentinel Building (Centralia, Illinois)

	Sentinel Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Front and eastern side
Location	232 E. Broadway; Centralia, Illinois
Coordinates	38°31′31″N 89°7′57″W / 38.52528°N 89.13250°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1881
Architectural style	Egyptian Revival
NRHP reference No.	78001169
Added to NRHP	April 15, 1978

The Sentinel Building is a historic building located at 232 East Broadway in Centralia, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1881 to serve as the headquarters and printing press of the Centralia Sentinel, Centralia's daily newspaper. Renovations in 1922 and 1929 converted the building's design to the Egyptian Revival style; the change reflected the Sentinel's slogan, "Egypt's Greatest Daily", which was chosen since the newspaper served the Little Egypt region. The entrance to the building features yellow reed molding, pharaoh heads on either side, and a cavetto cornice. Terra cotta plaques with Egyptian motifs decorate the building's upper story, and lotus-patterned terra cotta trim adorns its parapet. The building's lobby includes an 11-foot (3.4 m) tall panel depicting a scene from the Temple of Edfu as well as Egyptian-inspired detailing.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1978.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Conway, Brian (September 22, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sentinel Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Conway, Brian (September 22, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sentinel Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

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